The absurd theatre of Amber Heard vs Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp, a Hollywood star whose career currently consists of a perfume advert, is suing his ex-wife Amber Heard, a…
How I finally learned to love my eco-home
How I finally learned to love my eco-home
AOC, America’s youngest congresswoman, has already been compared with FDR and JFK
‘Who is AOC?’ the back cover of this book asks. ‘A wack job!’ says Donald Trump. ‘She needs to run…
Playboy's shameless bid to distance itself from Hugh Hefner
‘Get woke, go broke’ is the rule that explains the collapse of so many powerful institutions which profess social justice…
I stand with Novak Djokovic
Is anyone else alarmed by the widespread glee at the way Novak Djokovic has been treated by the Aussies? The…
Emily Ratajkowski is having her cake and eating it
After listening to an hour-and-a-half of Emily Ratajkowski talking about My Body I had to look up naked pictures of…
Hugs vs the hug-nots: where do you stand?
It’s the hugs vs the hug-nots
Spare me the cult of Sally Rooney
Spare me the ‘chic lit’ cult
In lockdown, green privilege is real
No one has stood up for the lawnless in lockdown
How I finally came to terms with my sister’s death
‘Grief is the price we pay for love,’ the Queen once wrote. This memoir is steeped in the pain of…
Having a baby is like joining a cult — full of other, more capable mothers
When you’re not a mother it’s hard to imagine what motherhood is like. Anyone you know who becomes one assures…
Carry on up the Zambezi
I loved this book so much I was appalled. Why, when bookshops are stacked full of memoirs by authors who…
‘Bob Dylan? He’s like Confucius’: Cerys Matthews interviewed
‘Baby, It’s Cold Outside’ was a Christmas classic for more than half a century until people suddenly began to worry…
What makes Kim Jong-il cute — and Barack Obama not?
Ordinarily, I love books that answer questions I’ve never asked, but Simon May’s baffling book has blown my mind. The…
My ex-lover’s T-shirt can join the other tragic tat in the Museum of Broken Relationships
I loved a man. But our affair was nasty, brutish and short. Copious weeping was my un-tart retort. All that’s…
The importance of being trolled
Ever since a Twitter troll was elected 45th President of the United States, the Twitterati has agonised over who to…
A disgrace to feminism
‘I was single, straight, and female,’ Emily Witt begins, with all the élan of an alcoholic stating her name and…
A disgrace to feminism
‘I was single, straight, and female,’ Emily Witt begins, with all the élan of an alcoholic stating her name and…
Julia’s Baby
Julia should not have come to the wedding. That much was clear as soon as she arrived. Late, she was,…
Julia’s Baby
Julia should not have come to the wedding. That much was clear as soon as she arrived. Late, she was,…
‘Hillary Clinton is a disaster!’
Talking to Camille Paglia is like approaching a machine gun: madness to stick your head up and ask a question,…
May’s beard
This week, the Tory party conference ought to be gripped by the question, who the hell is Nick Timothy, the…
The rise and fall of the Chumocracy
All political careers end in failure — it’s the dynastic death throes you want to watch. The leader departs with…
Why I lie about voting Leave
There are lies, damned lies and pretending to back Remain. I lie because I am a coward. I hug friends…
Why I lie about voting Leave
There are lies, damned lies and pretending to back Remain. I lie because I am a coward. I hug friends…
